CINEMA ST. LOUIS STAFF Executive Director Cliff Froehlich Artistic Director Chris Clark Operations Supervisor Mark Bielik table of CONTENTS Interns Tony Barsanti, Hillary Levine, Sarah Mayersohn, Andrew Smith Venue/Ticket Info 12 Volunteer Coordinators Jon-Paul Grosser, Kate Poss Marketing Consultant Cheri Hutchings Sidebars 13 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Special Events 15 President Jay L. Kanzler First Vice President/Secretary Delcia Corlew Awards 17 Second Vice President Carrie Houk Treasurer Barry Worth Sponsors 19 Volunteer Coordinators Jon-Paul Grosser, Kate Poss Board Members Jilanne Barnes, Patty Brandt, Film Descriptions 23 Kathy Corley, Georgia Frontiere, Joneal Joplin, Bobbie Lautenschlager, Cheresse Pentella, Documentaries 23 Eric Rhone, Jill Selsor, Jean Shepherd, Mary Strauss, Sharon Tucci, Jane von Kaenel, Scott Wibbenmeyer Features 32 ARTISTS Shorts 59 Program Cover/Poster Dan Zettwoch Filmmaker Awards Tom Huck Film Schedule 36 Trailer Animation Jeff Harris Award-winning purveyors of comics, books, apparel, toys and more. Proud sponsors of the 15th Annual St. Louis International Film Festival. 6392 Delmar in the Loop · 314.725.9110 · www.starclipper.com ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 3 THE NEW CENTRAL WEST END LOUNGE FROM THE TEAM BEHIND THE PEPPER LOUNGE AND NECTAR... 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Plaza Frontenac: Advance tickets for programs at this Main Venues venue will go on sale at the Plaza Frontenac box of- Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Boulevard fice beginning Oct. 30. Box-office hours are 2-9 p.m. daily. No phone or Internet sales. Plaza Frontenac Cinema, Plaza Frontenac, Saint Louis Art Museum: Advance tickets for pro- Lindbergh Boulevard & Clayton Road grams at this venue will go on sale at the Art Mu- seum box office beginning Oct. 30. Box-office hours Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Drive, are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday- Forest Park Sunday, with extended hours from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday. Call 314-655-5299 or visit www.slam.org. Webster University, Moore Auditorium, Beginning Nov. 10, day-of-show and advance tickets 470 East Lockwood Avenue for each venue will be available only at that theater’s box office. Tivoli, Plaza Frontenac, and Webster U. Special-Event Venues box offices will open a half-hour before the first show; Art Museum box office will open an hour “Mr. Mayor” Gala Thursday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. before the first show. Moolah Theatre, 3821 Lindell Boulevard Book/DVD Signing with Terry Zwigoff, Ticket Prices Tom Huck, Dan Zettwoch, and Monte Beauchamp Individual tickets are $10 each, $9 for MasterCard Saturday, Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. cardholders, and $8 for Cinema St. Louis members and students with current and valid ID; Saint Louis Star Clipper, 6392 Delmar Boulevard Art Museum programs are $8 for members of the Art Museum. MasterCard cardholders must make their “Stop By. Shoot Film.” Kodak Seminar ticket purchase with their MasterCard for discount. Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 13-14 Only a single discount can be used. at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Six Before Six: Weekday screenings from Nov. 13-17 Centene Center for Arts and Education, before 6 p.m. at all venues are specially priced at $6. 3547 Olive Street No other discounts are valid for these tickets. “Judith Simon” Program No ticket vouchers are accepted for the special-event Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. presentations of “Venus” (opening night) and “The Lives of Others” (closing night). Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, University of Missouri-St. Louis “Mr. Mayor” Gala tickets are $25, $50, and $75, and 8001 Natural Bridge Road are available by phone through the Cinema St. Louis office: 314-289-4153. Closing-Night Party The following events are free and open to the pub- Sunday, Nov. 19 on 8 p.m. lic: “Selling Your Dream” program on movie trailers Mandarin, 44 Maryland Plaza on Nov. 11 at the Tivoli; book/DVD signing on Nov. 11 at Star Clipper; New Filmmakers Forum coffee and award presentation on Nov. 12 at the Tivoli; “Stop By. Shoot Film.” Kodak seminar at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Festival Web Site www.cinemastlouis.org Nov. 13-14 at the Centene Center for Arts and Educa- tion (reservations required); “Judith Simon” program on Nov. 14 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center; closing-night party and award presentation on Nov. 19 at Mandarin. 12 ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 13 SLIFF groups its films into thematically organized SIDEBARS programming streams called sidebars: American Independent Sidebar Louis Web site for more information. The best of current American indies. Believe in Me, Border Café, Danger Rangers A. (anonymous), Apart From That, Approaching (“The Great Race” and “Safe and Sound”), The Union Square, Behind the Mask, Believe in Me, Gateway Arch, Goodbye, Momo, Max and Mona, Canvas, Intellectual Property, The Lather Effect, Stolen Life. Man Push Cart, The Naked Ape, Steel City, Tap- estry of Shadows, This Is a Business, The Trouble Cult Film Sidebar With Dee Dee, Ways of the Flesh. Movies for audiences with alternative tastes. Apocalypse and the Beauty Queen, Bad Santa: Anheuser-Busch African/ The Director’s Cut, Behind the Mask, Beowulf & African-American Sidebar Grendel, The District, The Host, Inner Circle Line, Sponsored by Anheuser-Busch The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes, Robotech, Sev- Films that relate to the black experience in the U.S. and erance, Tideland. the world. Max and Mona, The Night of Truth, Rain in a Dry Interfaith Sidebar Land, Shoot the Messenger, Son of Man, Tapes- Sponsored by Union Avenue Christian Church try of Shadows, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, U-Car- A juried competition spotlighting 10 films – five fiction men e-Khayelitsha, Ways of the Flesh, Welcome features and five documentaries – distinguished by their to Soul City. artistic merit, contribution to the understanding of the human condition, and recognition of ethical, social, and Asian Sidebar spiritual values. Work from the cinematic hotspot of Asia. Documentaries: Hand of God, Iraq in Fragments, Cave of the Yellow Dog, Citizen Dog, The Host, Maquilapolis, Sound of the Soul, The Trials of Inner Circle Line, Invisible Waves, Stolen Life, Darryl Hunt Story of Pao, Summer Palace, Three Times. Narrative Features: Border Café, Goodbye, Momo, The Night of Truth, Son of Man, Tapestry Bad Dog Pictures Short Subject Sidebar of Shadows Sponsored by Bad Dog Pictures The selection committee also strongly recom- A juried competition – awarding prizes in six cat- mends Beautiful Daughters, Beyond the Call, egories – featuring more than 100 works, includ- Small Town Gay Bar ing shorts before features and dedicated shorts programs. SLIFF’s short-subject programming is Leon and Mary Strauss Documentary Sidebar officially sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Sponsored by Mary Strauss Picture Arts and Sciences. The best in contemporary nonfiction filmmaking. Audi- ence voting determines the winner of the Leon Award for Cinema for Students Best Documentary. Sponsored by Georgia Frontiere and the St. Louis Rams Always for Pleasure, Beautiful Daughters, Be- Free daytime screenings for children and youth from yond the Call, Charles Guggenheim Oscar-Win- participating St. Louis-area schools. Visit the Cinema St. ning Shorts, Cocaine Cowboys, East of Havana, 12 ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 13 SIDEBARS F**k, The Gateway Arch, Ghosts of Cite Soleil, Films from across the globe, with special focuses on Gimme Truth, Hand of God, Iraq in Fragments, South Africa, France, Argentina, Australia, U.K., and Lover Other, Maquilapolis, Mr. Mayor, The O China/Taiwan. Audience voting determines the winner Tapes, Rain in a Dry Land, Riverboat Dreams, of Best International Film. Silver Spurs, Small Town Gay Bar, Sound of the Argentina: The Aura, Chronicles of an Escape, Soul, Tribute to Albert Maysles (with The Gates), Family Law Tribute to Charles Guggenheim, Tribute to Les Australia: Candy, Ten Canoes, Blank (with The Tea Film), Thin, The Trials of Unfolding Florence Darryl Hunt, Unfolding Florence, Welcome to Bosnia-Herzegovina: Skies Above the Landscape Soul City. Brazil: Almost Brothers; Cinema, Aspirin and Vultures Macy’s Studio Premiere Showcase Burkina Faso: The Night of Truth Sponsored by Macy’s Canada: Beowulf & Grendel, Tideland The finest in upcoming studio releases. China: Stolen Life, Summer Palace The Aura, Candy, Chronicles of an Escape, Fam- Czech Republic: From Subway With Love ily Law, Gabrielle, Gray Matters, The Lives of France: Changing Times, A Comedy of Power, Others, Rescue Dawn, Starter for Ten, Tideland, Gabrielle, Looking for Cheyenne Three Times, Venus. Germany: The Lives of Others, Requiem Hungary: The District, Judith Simon Midwest Music Silent Film Sidebar Iceland: Beowulf & Grendel, Eleven Men Out Sponsored by Midwest Music Iran: Border Café Silent-film classics with live musical accompaniment. Ireland: What Means Motley? Cabiria (with pianist Curt Landes), Judith Simon Israel/Palestine: Thirst (with original score by Barbara Harbach, conduc- Italy: Cabiria, The Flowers of St.